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HERBERT- HAID, F SALEM, QR'EGGN,

ASSIEGNOR, BY MES'NE SSGNMENTS, TU

VISIBLE CARD RECBLD.

' Application 'filed Merch 28,

This inveinion relates to new and useui improvements in visible cated records.

in endeuvoring to develop e visible card ieeord, e peson encounters many 'problems which inust he overcome heitere the device truly een he 'termed practical. rlhe device must ne easy to operate, light in Weight, und compnet in structure. i large number of cards must he uirenged in suoli a nienner that their huilt will he entirely distributed over the entire uveiluhle space and this huilt inust he minimized es much es possible. it innst he possible to quickly increase `or decrease the number oit Cards, or eceounts should. the device he used :is u. ledger or credit record., sind yet maintain the alpheheticnl arrangement .et the sinne. it., also, unisi, le possible to have more thun one card in any individuel ueeount or division und these :idditionsil cui-ds must he es accessible es the iront or visible ones. -illhen uf card is removed troni the @.fxi'i'iei'z there should oe some n Auns for easily determining the place troni ivhioli the Card -was taken so that it may he quickly und properly returned und, fui*- therinordthere should he some Way ot determining it any curds have heen taken out oi the carrier und not returned. The -oards inns he held hy the carrier in euch a. manner that hot'h sides or hioes muy he viewed und, lest hut not leest, the cords inust he cupuhle ol' being easily reinovedor replaced mid they innst he suitehle tor heilig passed through u typewritingr or hooldieopine,l machine. 'there ure stili i'nziny other problems that might he enumerated hut helieve the uhove noted on will he suiiicient 'for properly setting itorth the difficulties enoouuteredh l um Well aware et the i:uit that this iield oi: work husheen entered hetero, hut :it-ter perfioiniily liundling quite, :i number of the systems non; on the lnurket and utter examining the patented url'. nvuilnhle to the public, I* :iin et the opinion il ut, so tuin u visible eurd record hns not heen developed that will oven come all ot the problems noted shoreu L There has heen considerable work done in this :ut on the. iden of en'ipioying :in elen'ient. usually in 'the torni of :i metallic tube oiio-fl. which :iets in e similar manner to e hinee ninth? 'for allowing the card carried theiehj; to ne pivoted for perinitting hoth tures in. f ,Y s oi the suine to he viewed. This 'ifm-n1 has its disidvuntuges, howeverT in that such tuheslor rods 'add to the huil: and neces eerily the Weight of the device and cause e piling up or bulging et the iulciuin lines of the cards. Also., in View of the lect that the eerds are usually clamped to these. tuhes or rods or the rods ure laced through apertures orrned in the cards., it is practically im possible to provide more than one eard for any individuel Aaccount or divisionA und have ull of such Cards accessible. This is due to the fact that the cards are hound together in such u manner that they must he pivoted use Whole or` in other Words, each ont the cards cannot be pivoted seperately. lin. this torni, wl en av card is removed from the carrier, t e tube or rod attached thereto is usually removed with the sinne. This removal of the tube or rod with u card, should he remaining cards inthe cerrieehe dis turhed or shifted by any handling ot the i,

carrier oi: hy u clerk examining any et these other cards, also destroys `ull signs ot the place from which the removed ouid Wes taken. I v

Another line ot development in this srt has been to employ a. master card er envelope within which the record card is placed. These muster cards or envelop xs are usually secured to e Carrier hy ineens of the aforementioned tubes or rods or the niesl'er eard is sometimes provided with @binding n strip l'iingedly carried hy one border thereott. tn the devices employing 'binding strips. the seid strips are usually secured to the Currier by being eluniped het-Ween hloeks which will hold the strips against movement und the muster nerds muy hepivoted upon their hinge lines Ator permitting' the undeu neath recordreurds to he seen. From the ohieetions noted in connection with the liest forni referred to, it readily will he seen that this letter forni is even more cuinhersoine und huilry thun that one, ior, the muster cards or envelopes edd greatly to the volume of the. i'ecord und when considered with the tubes, rods. or clamping blocks, it will he apparent that the record nerds torni 'but u small portieri oi this volume. Another ohjection to this torni is that the record eurd niust generally he seperated from the master card or envelope before both sides ot the former muy he used Cit course when the master cards ere provided with hinged tubes er rods, the objections, noted in connection ieo in master cards are employed and interlockwith first form areall applicable. If thev clamping blocks are employed for holding the binding strips of the master cards against movement, the permanent removal of a record card with its master card, will loosen the remaining clamping blocks and binding strips unless additional means is employed' for binding or wedging all of these blocks and strips together. Such a means will naturally add to the weight of the device and the cost of manufacturing the same and, for these reasons, is dbjectonable.

I am, also, aware of other forms whereingly connected together in a suitable manner for producing the visible feature common to all such devices, to wit: the exposing of a strip along the top edge of the card. This 'form of device, however, may only be used as an index for the master cards cannot be freely pivoted, but can only be iiexed or bent slightly for providing a bet-ter view of the entire front face of any particular index card. Considerable difficulty is also encountered in adding new cards or taking out old'ones'in this form on accountl of the manner of interlockingly connecting the adjacent master card.

There is still one more popular form 'or' development which consists in providing a carrier with a central, longitudinally extending rail to which the record cards are locked by means of spaced, opposed ears or lugs carried by the lower portions of the cards. This form' is objectionable in that the cards cannot' be freely pivoted for permitting an unobstructed view of either side of any of the same. For this reason, this form is only suitable for use as an index. It is now believed that the most common forms of visible records or indices rnovv on Vthe market or disclosed in the art havebeen Vreferred to and some of their faults pointed out.

It is the primary object of this inventio to provide a tdevice which may be successfully employe for handling and displaying alphabetically arranged cards for keeping all kinds of record systems.

A further object of the invention is .to provide a device of the above noted type which is easy to operate, light in weight, compact, and one wherein simplicity of construction plays an important part.

Av further object of the invention is to provide a visible record 'wherein a large number of cards may be arranffed in a limited space in such a manner that their bulk will be evenly distributed over suoli available space and this bulk will be minimized to the utmost.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide means for permitting all of the record cards to be freely and easily pivoted for entirely exposing either face thereof 4 Locom? and such pivoting means will not cans piling up or bulgin to occur at the taler n points or lines of t e cards.

A still further object' of the invention to permit new cards to beadded and old cards to be removed thereby permitting err 4 pansion and contraction of the record quiclily and easily and yet maintaining the alpliar the maintaining of its place or posit-ion will provide a gap or vacancy that Will indi- -cate the absence ot a card whereby the -saine may be traced and returned.

Still another object of the invention is togprovide a record card which may be easily and safely passed through a typewriting or bookkeeping machine.

Other objects and advantages ot the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming Va part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to 'designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a top plan vien7 of the visible record embodying this invention and shows all of the record cards in their normal positions,

Figure 2 is a similar view to Fig. l, but illustrates a portion of the record cards flipped oi: turned over for exposing the entire front. face of one card and the entire back face ot another card,

Figure 3 is a top plan view ot the visible record embodying this invention shown with the binders moved out of their locking or closed position' for better illustrating the arrangement and provision of the bearings which are employed for pivotally supporting the record cards,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectionai view -taken upon line IV-IV of Fig. 3 an'd illustrates the manner in which the record vcards engage each other while all of the saine are in their normal positions,

Figure 4a is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the device embodying this invention and showsvfour record cards in their normal positions in full lines and in their relative positions While being dipped or 'turned over, in dotted lines,

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line V-V of Fig. 1 and illustrates in detail the manner of pivotally con- Lei/streeft nesting the binders to the body portion. or tren ot the device,

.eigure G is n trensveree sectional View teiten upon line Vl-vl of Fig. i and illustrates the journal portions ot one ot the vreuford cards properlviv arranged in respeett to the hearings which permit pivoting otf the cards,

Figure 'Y shows utreginentary longitutlinel sectional View and illustrates the adaptahility ot the device t'or handling more than one record eurd iin-tiny particular division or aeeount, l

Figure t a :fragmentary .sectional View and 'llustrntes the method employed tor turing stops to the sido flanges or hearingrarrying rails ot' the tray,

l'igi. 9 is a perspective rien' of one ot the hearings employed in Connection with this devicea TFigure l() is a fragmentary perspective view of one of lthe record cards and illustrates the formation ot` one of the journals carried thereby,

i-Tigure 1l a fragmentary sectional View et the tray end illustrates a modification which eonsists oi Storming' i longitudinally extending headou the tlangre or hearingrarryiug rail oi.: theitiay and u Complementi-tl groove in the type o't` hearingr adapted to he employed therewith,

YFigure l2 illustrates u 'fragmentaryper speetive View of the troy with the modified torni ot flange or loearinge;arryineruil. and

Figure 'lis :i perspective View ot' the nudiied torni o hearing; employed in eouueetion with the type of rail illustrated in Fifi'. ik?.

.lo the drawings. wherein for the purpose ot' illustration is shown a preferred embodiineut ot' this invention.. fthe `nuinenal 5 desiuniates u tra.)I or Carrier iiiliiioh is ot' .suh-

ntiallv rectangular formation in plan rien' and may he 'formed of any suitable light material. Ihis tray is 'provided with an uptnrned 'flange (i at. one end and au, ininfn-(lli1 turned tiaugo 7 at its other end. this {lung-e i' preferably heine; bent into engageinent with or lying Closely upon the top tace of the tray The opposite longitudinal edges of tliis tray are provided with upturned tlsnges 8 `which eet as heuri1ig-eni-- rying rails.

Illustrated in detail in Fig'. 9 a hearing! 9 which is preferably torined of metal ot relatively sniall gage, it being understood` however, that this 1nearing may he formed of Celluloid or other siniilor thin This hearing consists ot top and bottoni walls lt) and 'll und side Walls l2, wl'iile one transverse edge of the top wall lt) is pro vided with an integrally formed depending; supporting; clip 13. it is to he understoiid that this hearing may ne :termed by e molding operation or it be stamped trom a,

material.'

sheet of suitable material and "bent into proper torni with. the seems hrazed or welded.

In 3, It? ta, 5 and 9 the tiungres or rails 8 oi the tray 5 are illustrated as heine' provided with u plurality ot these heurings 9 positioned thereupon. tt is to he understood that the supporting clips l ot these hearings are to be positioned outwardly ot' the rails 8 While the remaining; hotly portions ot` the hearings are to be positionedinwardly ot these rails and with their open ends urranged in transverse, axially ulined pairs. For Athe purpose of nuiintaininny these healIn ings carried by the opposite rails 8 in axial ulinernent, und for maintainingthe outer i'aees ot' the side Walls 'l2 otl edjoeent hearings in engagement with eaeli other, the ruils S are provided with fixed stops llt, lu Fig. 8 there is illustrated one ot these stops 14. and the manner 'ot securing the sinne. to the rail 8 is Clearly shown. These stops it euch (ionsist of e. tij-shaped portion 15 n'lxirh eat-rietiy le laterally projectingn lug' iti. The ii-shrtped portion 15 ot this stop is illustrated :is being; secured to the rail 8 h v the stamped indeutures i7. y

'Retering to the` various figures and particularly to Fig. lt), it will he seen that there,

has heen provided record' Cards l? Whit-h are'torrned with laterally projecting tongues it) with the tongues on each wird arranged in axial alineinent with each other and havingA their positioned upon n plane extending! in parallelism with the hottom edge 18a of the Card und slightly spaeod therefrom. also that this bottoni edge 1R tornis one edge ot the tongues if). The opposite longitudinal edge ot earh touffue llt tornis a continuation ot the sido edge lh ol the record card und is prorided with the :uw-n- :itely termed point ot connection Q0. lt will he rleurly seen that these tongues4 lf) are foi-ined integralllif' with the hodj.r portion ot the rard i8 und that the urtualely toi-ined weh Qu will eet :es zi reiniioreenlent i'or the said tongue. v

ln Figs. l 'to 3 inclusive therords it.; are shown inposition and have their tongues it) arranged innxiallv nliued hearings Carried hy the opposite rails 8. in Fin'. it there are illustrated four cards lt which are shown in full lines in their noruuil positions sind in dotted lines in positions assumed therelirv While being `tlipped or turned over. 'ift will loe seen that these tongues i9 eet :is jourI nais when received Within the hearings 9 for permitting' the cards i8 to be oivoted For the purpose of retaining` these hearings il in their proper positions upon the rails 8 and jvetto permit the ren'iovzii ot the sinne when desired. a Channehshapedhinder 21 has eeen provided for each longitndinai edge oitv the tray 5 and lis pivotallpeonneetn edy in proximity to the pointY et connection Ilo lili:

t binder. By inspecting between the outer end ilange 6 and a rail ti, to the tray by means of the in 22 which is provided with a spacer b ook 23 that .maintains the upper flange of this channelthe tray 5, the said binders will be retained in their closed or locking osition Without requiring any' additional astening means.

In Fig. 4 there is illustrated the tray in section and a multiplicity of record cards in their normal positions. In Fi la there are only shown four recordlc'ar s in position. It will be noted that in this latter figure the Various cards are illustrated as having their adjacent faces ushly'engagin each other and with each card positione upon a slightly inclined plane with the inclinations occurring from the outer edge to the inner edge of each card. The tongues or journals 19 on the cards are illustrated as being spaced from the b ottom Walls 11 of the bearings distances equal to the thicknesses ot' the cards positioned therebeneath. It will be apparent that should the record cards maintain the positions illustrated in Fig. Ll, when a multiplicity of cards Were positioned within a tray, the tongues or journals would pile up until they Would bind against the top Walls of the bearings.4 Fig. 4, however, illustrates the proper rela-- tive positions of the cards when amultiplicity is provided. It will be noted in this figure that the cards are inclined in an opposite direction to the inclination illustrated inFig. fit. In other words, the journalcarryingr .portions or edges of the cards are all illustrated as being in engagement with tho bottom Walls of the bearings.` These journals are n'iaintained in engagement with the bottom walls of the bearings by the weight of the portions of the cards positioned in vertical alincrnent with the said journals. Therefore, when a multiplicity of cards are carried by the tray the portions of the same carrying the journals will not bulge up or pile up for causing binding against the top walls of the bearings.

In Fig. 7 there is illustrated the adaptability of the device for handling` more than one card in any-one pair of axially alined bearings. With this construction there may be provided several cards in any one division or in a position to be carried by any pair ot alined bearings and all of these opposite Leanser eards may be pivoted together or any desired lesser number of cards than the total number may be pivoted together, thereby making it'possble for viewing both sides of any of these plurality of .cards carried by any pair of alined bearings.

It will be apparent that with the torre of clip designated as 13 in Fig. 9, a' bind ing member such as that designated by the 'numeral 2i in Fig. 3 is necessary for retaining the bearings in their upon the carrying rails 8. or the purpose o permitting the elimination of the binder 2l, there is illustrated in Figs. 11 to 13 inclusive a. modified form of rail which is designated by the numeral 85. This rail. is

roper positions provided Witt! al longitudinally extending bead 241- Whieh is' arranged with itseraised portion projecting outwardly ot' the tray. In Fig. 13 there 1s illustrated a journal 9 having a clip 13 which is formed with a transversely extending groove 24. in Fig. 11 the bearing 9IL is illustrated as being prog 'erly positioned upon the tray with groove 2de in position for slidably engaging' the bead 24. llt is intended that this bead and groove formation shall retain the bearings in engagement with the rails without necessitating the provision of a binder.

In Figs. 1 and 2the trays are illustrated with a multiplieit of cards positioned therein. -In Figi. l tie cards 18 are shown in their normali position and it will be seen that the cards are arranged in respect to each other for maintaining visible a, strip 25 at the upper longitudinal edge portion of each card. These strips maintained in view are adapted for receivlng persons names or the like. When this visible record is employed as a bookkeeping ledger, the cards may be ruled in a similar manner to that illustrated in Fig. 2. The back fare of each card is preferably provided with an unruled strip at the outer edge portion thereof, as designated by the numeral 25m upon which the same name may be printed that appears upon'the strip 25 of the same card. llt will be apparent, by inspecting the pivoted or turned-over cards at the lower portion of the tray illustrated in Fig. 2, that the rear face of each card may also be employed for keeping records and may be ruled in a similar manner to the front face.

It is now believed that the operation of the device embodying this invention will be clearly understood from the above detail description. llt will be apparent that the tray -may be first' put in operation with a desired number of unoccupied pairs ot' bearings positioned, as illustrated in Fig. f5,A at the one end otv the tray 5. Withthe record in operation, it is a very easy matter to insert or withdraw cards from the record or in other Words Withdraw the tongues or journals from thebearinga. This may he ies ira i removably supported by each flange, and a record card plvotally connected to one of said bearings on each of said flanges.

11. In a device of the type described, a support, a pair of spaced flanges carried by sald support, a series of bearing elements re- `movably supported by each flange, each of the bearings carried by one of said ilanges being in axial alineznent with a bearing car# ried by the other liange, and a record card pivotally carried by each pail-vof axially alined bearings.

12.'In a device of the type described, a support, a pair of spaced rails carried by sal support, a series of removable bearings enga ing over the edge of each rail, and a lura ity of record cards pivotally carried y -said bearings.

13. In a :device of the type described, a sup ort, a pair of spaced rails carried by saif sup ort, a series -o independently removable earings engaging overthe edge of each rail, anda plurality of record cards pivotally carried by said bearin s. y

14. In a device of the type eseribed, a support, a pair of spaced rails carried by said support, a series of independently removable bearings engaging over the edge of and slidably mounted on each rail, and a plurality of record cards pivotally carried by said bearings.

15. In a device ofy the type described, a support, a pair of spaced lianges carried by said support, a series of bearings removably carried by said flanges, means for prevent ing accidental displacement of said bearings, and a lurality of record cards pivotally carried y said bearings.

16. In a device of the type described, a support, a pair of spaced flanges carried bly said support, a series of bearings indepen ently removably carried by each flange, means for preventing yaccidental displacement of said bearings, and a plurality of recordcards pivotally carried by said bearings.

17. In a device of the type described, a support, a pair of spaced flanges carriedby said support, a series of bearings independently removably carried by each flange, means Jfor preventing accidental displacement of said bearings, a plurality of record cards, and means carried by each of said cards and received Within a pairof bearings i'or pivotally carrying said cards.

18. In a device of the type described, a support, a pair ofA spaced flanges carried by -said support, a series ofbearings removably carried by each ilange, means for preventing accidental displacemento said bearings, a multiplicity of record cards, and means formed integrally with said cards and received within said bearings for pivotally supporting said cards.

19. In a device of the type described, a

support, an angularly extending liange car-- ried by each lon itudinal edge of said support, a series of earings engaging over the edge of each of said flanges, and a plurality of record cards pivotally carried by said bearin s.

20. n a device of the type described, a portable support, an integrally formed angularly extending flange carried by each longitudinal edge of said support, a series oi bearings removably carried by each flange, .mea-ns for preventing accidental displacement of said bearings, and a plurality ot' record ,cards pivotally carried by said bearings.

21. In a device of the type described, a

portable support, an angularly extending flange carried by each longitudinal edge of said support, a series of bearings independently removably carried by each of said flanges, means for preventing accidental displacement. of said bearings, a multiplicity .of record cards, and means carried by said cards and received Within said bearings for pivotally supporting said cards.

22. In a device of the type described. a support, a pair of spaced flanges carried by said support, a series of bearings carried by each of said'langes, and a multiplicity of record cards pivotally carried by said bearings,-said bearings each consisting of a' hollow body portion and .a clip portion carried by said body portion and adapted to engage said'llange.

23. vIn a device of the typedescribed, a support, a pair of spaced flanges carried by said support, a series of bearings engaging over the edge of each flange, a multiplicity of record cards, and nieans cari'vied, by said cards and received in said bearings' for pivotally supporting the former, said means comprising axially alined tongues carried by opposite edges of said cards.

24. In a device of the type described, a'

support, a pair of spaced rails carried by said support and provided with a pair ol' bearings having journal-receiving slot-s elou gated in a direction perpendicular to the support, and a plurality of record cards having journals mounted in said bearings for rotation therein and for movement toward and from the support.

25. In a device of the type described, a support, a pairpfspaoed rails carried by s aid support, a series ofremovable bearings suspended from ec "rail and each having a bearing slot elonga d in a direction vperpendicular to the support, and a. plurality of recordcards pivotallycarried by said bearings and movable in the bearings toward and from the support. i t In testimony whereof I allix my signaure.

HERBERT HAID l il) 

